Two Colorado tribes have received funding under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Indian Housing Block Grant program.

The Southern Ute Indian Housing Authority in Ignacio received $1.2 million and the Ute Mountain Ute Housing Authority in Towaoc got $1.3 million as part of the $404 million distributed to nearly 300 tribes in 27 states.

The funds are distributed each year to eligible tribes or their designated housing authorities for a range of affordable housing activities.

The funds are intended to benefit low-income families living on Indian reservations or in other communities. They can be used for housing development, assistance to housing developed under the Indian Housing Program, housing services, crime prevention and safety and activities that provide creative approaches to solving affordable housing problems.

Emilie Rusch covers retail and commercial real estate for The Post. A Wisconsin native and Mizzou graduate, she moved to Colorado in 2012. Before that, she worked at a small daily newspaper in South Dakota. It's the one with Mount Rushmore.